[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4795-4796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2088]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Realty Action Proposed Exchange of Interest in 
Federally-Owned Lands for Privately-Owned Lands Both Within Smyth 
County, VA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action for proposed land exchange.

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SUMMARY: The following described interests in federally-owned lands 
acquired by the National Park Service have been determined to be 
suitable for disposal by exchange. The authority for this exchange is 
section 5(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Amendments in 
Pub. L. 90-401, approved July 15, 1968, and section 7(f) of the 
National Trails System Act, Pub. L. 90-543, as amended.

DATES: Comments on this proposed land exchange will be accepted through 
March 17, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Detailed information concerning this exchange including 
precise legal descriptions, Land Protection Plan, environmental 
assessment, and cultural reports, and Finding of No Significant Impact 
are available at the National Trails Land Resources Program Center, 
1314 Edwin Miller Boulevard, PO Box 908, Martinsburg, West Virginia 
25402. Comments may also be mailed to this address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy L. Brumback, Chief, Acquisition 
Division, National Park Service, National Trails Land Resources Program 
Center, PO Box 908, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25402-0908. Phone: (304) 
263-4943.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The selected interest in Federal land is 
within the boundaries of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The 
land has been surveyed for cultural resources and endangered and 
threatened species. These reports are available upon request.
    Permanent and temporary easements, in varying widths from 168.45' 
to 15.62', providing the right to construct, install and maintain a 
natural gas pipeline are to be exchanged on this federally owned 
property. Tract 514-50, (permanent easement) consisting of Parcel A, 
with 0.27 of an acre, more or less, which occupies a portion of the 
land acquired by the United States of America from Ronald H. Cumbow, et 
al., by deed recorded in Smyth County; Deed Book 383, Page 709 (Tract 
514-12) and Parcel B, with 0.82 of an acre, more or less, which 
occupies a portion of the land acquired by the United States of America 
from J. W. Cumbow, et ux., by deed recorded in Smyth County in Deed 
Book 427, Page 730 (Tract 514-37). Tract 514-51, (temporary easement, 
not to exceed 18 months) consisting of Parcel A, with 0.16 of an acre, 
more or less, which occupies a portion of the land acquired by the 
United States of America from Ronald H. Cumbow, et al., by deed 
recorded in Smyth County; Deed Book 383, Page 709 (Tract 514-12); 
Parcel B, with 0.64 of an acre, more or less, which occupies a portion 
of the same land acquired by the United States of America from Lucille 
L. Davis, et vir., by deed recorded in Smyth County in Deed Book 409, 
page 159 (Tract 514-

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33); Parcel C, with 0.09 of an acre, more or less, which occupies a 
portion of the same land acquired by the United States of America from 
J. W. Cumbow, et ux., by deed recorded in Smyth County in Deed Book 
427, Page 730 (Tract 514-37) and Parcel D, with 1.69 acres, more or 
less, which occupies a portion of the same land acquired by the United 
States of America from J. W. Cumbow, et ux., by deed recorded in Smyth 
County in Deed Book 427, Page 730 (Tract 514-37).
    Conveyance of the interest in land by the United States of America 
will be done by a Grant of Easement without warranty and will include 
easements terms to ensure that impact of construction and operation of 
the pipeline are minimized. Once construction and installation has been 
completed, the company will restore the disturbed property and carry 
out other reclamation and mitigation measures to further minimize 
impacts to the environment.
    In exchange for the land described in Paragraph I above, the United 
States of America will acquire the fee interest in Tract 514-52, 
containing 1.13 acres, more or less and an easement over Tract 514-53, 
Parcels A and Parcel B, containing in the aggregate .82 of an acre, 
more or less, to be acquired by East Tennessee Natural Gas Pipeline 
Company. The Appalachian Trail footpath is located approximately 200 
feet from this property. Acquisition of the fee and easement interests 
will provide additional protection for the footpath by protecting the 
resources. This land will be administered by the National Park Service 
as a part of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail upon completion of 
the exchange. This exchange of real property will provide permanent 
protection for the Appalachian Trail.
    The land to be acquired by the United States of America is 
described as follows: Tract 514-52, the fee interest in 1.13 acres, 
more or less and Tract 514-53, a easement interest over 0.82 of an 
acre, more or less, acquired by East Tennessee Natural Gas Pipeline 
Company from Ron C. Reedy. The property is a portion of the lands 
acquired by Ron C. Reedy from J. W. Cumbow, et ux., recorded in Deed 
Book 453, Page 508, in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Smyth 
County, Commonwealth of Virginia.
    Conveyance of the fee simple title and easement to the United 
States will be done by a General Warranty Deed.
    The value of the properties exchanged shall be determined by a 
current fair market value appraisal. If the value of Tracts 514-50/51 
exceeds the value of Tract 514-52/53, East Tennessee Natural Gas 
Pipeline Company shall make an equalization payment to the United 
States. If the value of Tracts 514-52/53 exceeds the value of Tract 
514-50/51, East Tennessee Natural Gas Pipeline Company will donate the 
excess value to the United States.
    Interested parties may submit written comments to the address 
listed in the ADDRESSES, paragraph. Adverse comments will be evaluated 
and this action may be modified or vacated accordingly. In the absence 
of any action to modify or vacate, this realty action will become the 
final determination of the Department of Interior.

    Dated: November 22, 2002.
Pamela Underhill,
Park Manager, Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
[FR Doc. 03-2088 Filed 1-29-03; 8:45 am]
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